Proto-South Dravidian : *paẓ-a-
Meaning : old
Tamil : paẓa
Tamil meaning : old
Tamil derivates : paẓacu that which is old or damaged by time; paẓam very aged person; paẓamai, paẓaimai oldness, antiquity, that which is ancient, that which is old-fashioned, what is obsolete, old saying, long-established intimacy, decay from age, ancient history, long-established custom; paẓaitu, paẓaiyatu that which is old; paẓaiya old; paẓaiyar the ancients; paẓaku (paẓaki-) to be old; paẓutu anything rotten, state of being a corpse; paṇṭu, paṇṭai antiquity, former time
Malayalam : paẓa
Malayalam meaning : old
Malayalam derivates : paẓama oldness, old age, old times, acquaintance with customs, history; paẓaya ancient, stale; paẓavan old man, ancestor; paẓakuka to grow old, be worn out, delay; paẓakkam oldness, delay; paṇṭu antiquity
Kannada : paẓa, paẓe
Kannada meaning : old, worn-out, ancient
Kannada derivates : paẓatu that is old, worn out, faded or decayed; paẓasu to become old or worn out, decay, go to ruin, be spoiled; paẓeyaṃ old man
Kodagu : paḷe
Kodagu meaning : old, old-fashioned (of a person)
Kodagu derivates : paḷēdɨ an old thing; paḷañ-jollɨ old saying; paṇḍɨ antiquity, years past, former time; (Shanmugam) paḷayë an old man
Tulu : para, paratụ
Tulu meaning : old, worn out
Tulu derivates : parkụ, parkaṭṭụ, parkatè, parkaṭṭè id., ragged; paraŋguni to become stale, musty, decay; paraŋgelụ, paraŋgụ staleness, decay; stale, decayed, decrepit; paraṇṭè an old buffalo; paḍeŋgi old; (B-K) parab(b)é old man; parab(b)u old woman; ? paré, parayé, palayé, paḷayé elder brother; paḷi, pardi elder sister; alasụ old, worn out
Miscellaneous : KOR (T) harngɨ stale; hariye elder brother; hareddɨ elder sister; (O) pareḍɨ elder sister
Notes : Tamil, Mal. paṇṭu, Kod. paṇḍɨ 'antiquity' hardly belong here, as the regular reflexes for *-ṛ-nd- are different (see *paṛ- 'to ripen' for that).
Number in DED : 3999
